Student Gets Area Speech Honor

TAVARES — Connie Cain, a Seminole High School senior, received an honorable mention this week in a speech contest during the Florida Association of Conservation Districts Area 4 meeting.

Students representing 10 counties in Area 4 competed in the contest held in Lake County. Each gave a 6-minute speech about growth management and its effect on soil and water conservation.

Cain and other students receiving honorable mention received a ribbon and a $10 prize.

Top finishers were: Sam Forester from Putnam County, who took first place with a $30 cash award and ribbon; John Barber representing Orange County, second place with a $20 cash award and ribbon; and Kimberly Matthais of Marion County, third place with a $15 cash award and ribbon.